Akeley Personal Injury Lawyers

I practice in the areas of workers' compensation, personal injury, wrongful death, and estate planning. I am a member of Teamsters Local 638 and a panel attorney for Union Plus Legal Services and UAW. I represent and help injured people obtain just compensation for their injuries. As a former UPS driver who was injured while working, I can know what it's like to suffer a career ending injury.

Criminal and DWI Defense; Car Accidents and Serious Bodily Injury cases

Specialties: Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Administration; Contested Trust & Estate Litigation; General Litigation; Business Planning, Real Estate, Tax

Attorney Scott J. Curtis, a shareholder with the firm, practices in the areas of probate estates & trusts, general business law, estate planning, litigation, business formation & administration, business succession planning, estate and trust litigation, real estate, non-profit organizations, professional practices, estate planning, and general litigation.

Proficient in comprehensive estate planning, Mr. Curtis structures succession and estate plans for owners of family businesses engaged in numerous industries. In the field of probate and trust administration, Mr. Curtis has a reputation for success handling...

Michael Lammers advocates for Minnesotans facing trying times. Mr. Lammers spends the majority of his practice representing injured Minnesotans in their personal injury cases as well as those who have been hurt at work with their workers’ compensation claims. Mr. Lammers has experience in myriad aspects of the court system including jury trials, administrative hearings, arbitrations, mediations and settlement conferences. Mr. Lammers received his bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the University of Iowa, and his law degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in downtown Minneapolis. Mike is also a military veteran, having served in the Navy...

Isaac Tyroler has represented injured people since he began practicing law. After graduating cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law in 2009, Isaac clerked for the Honorable David R. Battey, where he gained valuable experience in the civil court system. After the clerkship, Isaac began representing injured victims in 2011 and has not stopped fighting for them since.

Isaac has been chosen as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2017-2019 for his work representing injured people. He is on the elected Board of Governors of the Minnesota Association of Justice, the top personal injury lawyers group in Minnesota, and has...

Patrick K. Kranz has been a partner with TSR Injury Law since 2018. His practice involves helping those who are injured as a result of a motor vehicle crash, dog bite, slip and fall, premises liability or wrongful death. He has handled a variety of cases, from strictly dealing with the insurance company or when a case is placed into litigation. He understands the difficulties the injured face and tries to make light of a difficult situation. However, he will work hard for his clients to hold wrongdoers responsible and accountable.

Patrick was born and raised in Hastings, Minnesota. He graduated...

Lyndsey works for people injured in all types of personal injury claims including car and motorcycle crashes, dog bites, wrongful death, premises liability, and products liability. Lyndsey’s goal is that her clients can make recovery their number one priority while she and her team deal with the insurance companies. Lyndsey works to ensure that her clients understand their rights and the legal process so that they are equipped to make the best decisions for themselves and their families. As a compassionate listener, a critical thinker, and a fierce advocate, Lyndsey works hard to understand what her clients have endured and...

Kate Hockin is a skilled trial lawyer who has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for accident and assault victims. Kate has immense experience handling auto accidents, personal injuries, and domestic assaults. Prior to joining Hall Law Personal Injury Lawyers, Kate clerked for the Honorable Cynthia L. McCollum in the Dakota County District Court. She also gained valuable experience clerking for a personal injury law firm and completing an externship with a medical malpractice firm. Kate earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Society, and the Environment from the University of Minnesota. She graduated cum laude with her Juris Doctor...

Pamela Rochlin is a personal injury attorney who is deeply committed to helping injured victims and their families who have been harmed by the wrongdoing of others. She is among the few Minnesota women attorneys who represent injury victims. Pam has worked to maximize recovery for hundreds of individuals through settlement and trial, helping them through a difficult time in their lives. Pam Rochlin handles a variety of cases and injury claims. Practice areas include: -Serious car or truck crashes. -Drunk driving collisions. -Products Liability. -Construction or workplace accidents. -Dog Attacks or...

I practiced criminal law in California for 16 years and continue to practice criminal law in both the State and Federal Courts in Minnesota. I was honored as an attorney of the year from the San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association in 2002. I have handled and tried cases to juries in everything from petty theft, DWI, and minor drug cases to very serious robberies, burglaries and homicides. I have won numerous cases and most recently won a felony sexual assault appeal and then won the jury retrial in the case in Washington County Minnesota in 2010. I...

Jim Lindell (University of Minnesota, 1977) is a litigator focused on personal injury cases, including product liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, liquor liability and workers' compensation. He is a certified civil trial specialist and is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is past dean of the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota. Lindell feels his broad work experience prior to law school, including construction, firefighting, teaching, and service in the U.S. Army, allows him to relate well to his clients of highly varied backgrounds. He practices in Wisconsin as well as Minnesota and is a qualified arbitrator and mediator.

Joe is an experienced trial attorney with an emphasis on personal injury, insurance defense, estate/probate litigation, real estate litigation and municipal law. He also frequently serves as special counsel to governmental entities with respect to various civil litigation matters, such as eminent domain proceedings and governmental liability claims. Joe has made court appearances in most counties in southern and central Minnesota and enjoys working in various parts of the state.

We have more than 25 years of experience representing people who have been injured due to legal malpractice, medical malpractice or car accidents.

Eric Palmer is a Minnesota Personal Injury Lawyer. Mr. Palmer represents individuals that have been injured in Minnesota car accidents and more.

Nate is known as one of the most fearless and skilled trial lawyers in the region. Nate’s peers have voted him a Top 100 Super Lawyer (top .5% of all attorneys) every year since 2014; The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers; Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”); and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. About half of Nate’s work comes from other lawyers who ask him to either help try their client’s cases or to simply take the cases over for trial.

Nate has lectured and taught trial practice skills to lawyers all across the United States....

Steve Fields founded Fields Law Firm in 2001 and quickly established a reputation with his Personal Injury clients for being a lawyer who truly cares. After more than 20 years, those clients continue to refer their friends and family whenever they have been injured or become disabled. Fields Law currently handles cases for Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Long Term Disability, Social Security Disability and Consumer Rights and has grown to be one of the largest injury and disability law firms in the nation. Together with his experienced team of legal professionals, Steve ensures clients win their case, maximize their recovery...

Eric is a partner in the firm and practices in all areas of personal injury law, including wrongful death, car accident, premises liability, product liability, professional negligence and workers’ compensation cases. Eric is licensed to practice law in state and federal court in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Eric was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He grew up along the North Shore where he worked in his father's business until he graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, magna cum laude. He spent three years in the Twin Cities and graduated with honors from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul....

Wil H. Florin was born in Salzburg, Austria and raised in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He received his B.A. from Ball State University. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 1980. Wil was recently selected to serve a four (4) year term as a member of the Stetson University Board of Trustees. In addition, he is serving his second three (3) year term as a member of the Stetson University College of Law Board of Overseers.

In October 2018, Wil became only the 89th inductee to the Stetson University College of Law’s Hall of Fame in the...

A trial attorney for more than 30 years, Paul Otten practices in the areas of Personal Injury and Criminal Defense. He represents individuals and families who have suffered a personal injury or the loss of a loved one; including those involved in automobile collisions, medical malpractice claims, slip and fall cases, and dog attacks. Otten has achieved awards for his personal injury clients, both through negotiated settlements and jury trials. Since the establishment of the Otten firm, Criminal Defense was added to the foundation in Personal Injury.

A native of northern Minnesota, Otten received his Doctor of...

Bart Torvik is a skilled personal injury and foodborne illness attorney, with years of experience in litigation. After graduating at the top of his class from the University of Minnesota Law School, he clerked for Judge James M. Rosenbaum, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Following this position, Bart worked at a large Minnesota firm where he handled every aspect of litigation, from initial consultations to jury trials. In 2010, Bart moved to Evanston, Illinois after his wife Laura became a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. In...

Rich is consistently named as a Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. Rich focuses his practice on cases involving car accidents, traumatic brain injury (TBI), food poisoning, premises liability, daycare liability, and product liability. He has represented hundreds of victims of various personal injury accidents. Rich has tried numerous cases to a jury with excellent results.

Minnesota Super Lawyers - 2003 – 2018
Rich was first selected as one of the 2011 Minnesota Lawyer Attorneys of the Year. This award is given to just a few attorneys across the State of Minnesota each year and is a great honor.

Rich then...

Chuck Slane has a reputation for being one of the best personal injury litigators in Minnesota. He has handled numerous jury trials, and has obtained many six and seven figure verdicts for his clients. He has trial experience in many different types of personal injury claims, including automobile accidents, premises liability, dram shop, wrongful death, and insurance coverage cases.

It is Chuck’s belief that his greatest attribute as a lawyer is his ability to listen to and spend time with his clients. The only way that a lawyer can do a good job of representing a client in the courtroom is...

About Benjamin

Benjamin Tarshish is a partner attorney at the Tarshish Cody law firm. He prides himself on providing his clients with practical legal advice. He is a passionate, aggressive, and ethical lawyer.

Benjamin was raised in a suburb of Minneapolis. He is a graduate from Carleton College in Northfield, MN and received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN.

Benjamin is licensed to practice law in both Minnesota and Illinois.

Unlike the stereotype for many lawyers and attorneys, Benjamin is outgoing, friendly, and has a sense of humor. This makes working with him on a particular legal...

Coley Grostyan is a criminal defense attorney committed to providing high quality, cost effective, and result oriented representation to his clients. Mr. Grostyan prides himself on working passionately and tirelessly for his clients to ensure the best possible outcome is attained. Coley Grostyan practices in the area of criminal defense and represents clients facing a variety of criminal charges such as DWI or DUI, serious felonies, drug charges, theft, assault, appeals, homicide, and more. Coley Grostyan's assertive and passionate approach to the practice of law has successfully resolved a variety of criminal cases for his clients. In addition to vigorously defending...

Luke J Blahnik is the founder of Law Firm of Luke J Blahnik. Mr. Blahnik was born in the city of Rochester, Minnesota and graduated from Caledonia High School, in Caledonia, Minnesota. In 1998 he received his Bachelor of Science in History from Winona State University, in Winona, Minnesota. He then went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from Hamline University School of Law in 2001 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Minnesota in 2002. From 2001 through 2004 Mr. Blahnik was a Judicial Law Clerk for the Koochiching County Courthouse, where he...

People who suffer personal injury or lose a family member through someone else's negligence turn to Suk Law Firm, which has the resources and a proven track record for achieving optimum recoveries. Suk Law Firm provides compassionate and respectful representation and listens to clients' concerns, responds to their questions and keeps them informed and up to date about the progress of their case.
Jim Suk graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School and after having practiced law at other firms, founded Suk Law Firm in 1988 to pursue his passion of representing injury victims. He has recovered more than $125...

The firm’s founder, Thomas R. Hurwitz has practiced law in multiple areas throughout his career. He is highly respected in the legal community for his work in numerous areas. He was chosen by his peers as a “Super Lawyer” – one of Minnesota’s Best Lawyers. Mr. Hurwitz is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Hennepin County Bar Association, and joined the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association in 1990. Mr. Hurwitz is listed in Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses and the National Registry of Who’s Who for his work as an attorney. Thomas Hurwitz has received numerous commendations...

J D Haas has been a trial attorney since 1985. He is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. He has tried more than 52 trials to juries all over the US. He has handled hundreds of serious injury cases and wrongful death cases.

Attorney Andrew T. Poole practice in all areas of criminal defense and serious personal injury in Duluth, Minnesota, the Arrowhead Region, and Northern Wisconsin. Mr. Poole graduated from law school in 2010 and moved to Duluth with his Duluth-native wife. Soon after moving to Duluth, Mr. Poole started his own law practice, and today he is a partner at the law firm Andrew, Bransky & Poole, P.A. Mr. Poole's hard work and commitment as a criminal defense and personal injury lawyer have earned him recognition as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine. He has also...

Erik became a partner at TSR Injury law since 2015. Over the last several years, he has proven himself to be a tireless advocate for his clients and a great asset to the firm. His clients regularly compliment his work and results by referring him their friends, family and co-workers who are in need of legal help following an injury. Erik’s experience includes auto accidents, slip and fall claims, railroad/train accidents, dog bites, premises liability claims, wrongful death actions, and traumatic brain injury claims.

He has been an active member of the Minnesota Association for Justice since 2003 and has served...

David Rochlin is a litigator with more than 20 year's experience helping hundreds of businesses and people get paid what they are owed. Cases include breach of contract, manufacturers agreements, sales rep agreements, returns issues between retailers and third parties, general collections, insurance disputes, car accident injuries, and more.

As a recognized trial attorney in the Twin Cities and across the State of Minnesota, Mr. Cotter achieves results for his clients. Focusing on criminal law and injury law, Mr. Cotter does whatever it takes to win these life-changing cases for his clients. As a former prosecuting attorney for the cities of Eagan, Burnsville and Mendota Heights, Mr. Cotter litigated hundreds of cases. Mr. Cotters peers have consistently nominated him as a "Rising Star" and "Super Lawyer" attorney, an honor bestowed on only 2.5% of attorneys. Mr. Cotter is certified as a specialist in criminal law...

Susan Bowden Gunst has spent her entire career forcing insurance companies to treat people like they say they do in commercials. She has helped injured people recover medical expenses, wage loss and other damages incurred as a result of car accidents, dog attacks, liquor liability, falls and other injuries as a result of someone else's wrongdoing. Susan has also helped families that are suffering with the loss of a loved one by holding the negligent party accountable.

Susan Bowden Gunst has been selected to Top 50 Women in Minnesota Super Lawyers List in 2016 and 2017. In 2014, 2015, 2016,...

"I’m Josh Johnson. I provide first-rate Minnesota legal representation at reasonable rates. I have extensive experience in the 12 counties in and around the Twin Cities Metro area, and have represented hundreds of clients in criminal defense, personal injury and bankruptcy cases. If you have been injured in an auto accident, charged with a crime, or need advice about debt or bankruptcy, call me - initial consultations are always free. I received my Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law and my bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. I am admitted to the Minnesota Bar...

Jeffrey practices law in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, professional malpractice, civil rights law and police misconduct, auto and truck accidents, product liability, premises liability, property damage, and insurance litigation.

A graduate of the William Mitchell College of Law in 1998, Jeffrey was admitted to the Minnesota State Bar, and then joined SiebenCarey as an associate attorney. Jeffrey is now a shareholder in the firm, and is admitted to practice law in Minnesota Federal District Court, 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and the State of Wisconsin. He has tried numerous cases, in both State and Federal Court, in...

Jeff is an advocate for injured people, an attorney and partner at SiebenCarey. He practices in all areas of personal injury law. He is licensed to practice law in Minnesota Federal District Court, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the State of Wisconsin.

Before becoming an attorney, Jeff served as a volunteer teacher in Bucaramanga, Colombia, South America. He handled work assignments for the Dakota County Sheriff's Department in Hastings and worked with Central Minnesota Legal Services in St. Cloud. Jeff holds membership in the American Association for Justice, the Minnesota Association for Justice and the American, Minnesota, Wisconsin,...